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For many of us making furniture out of wood is fun, but finishing it is a royal pain in the neck. A lot of this comes down to your finishing process: If you’re spraying, you need a dust-free room with exhaust ventilation; if you’re using boiled linseed oil, you need
Source: A Forgotten 18th-Century French Tool for Finishing Furniture
Why is a ton of trash washing up on beaches in Hong Kong? It’s a mystery!
But we have a guess.
Source: Why is a ton of trash washing up on beaches in Hong Kong? It’s a mystery!
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Whether you are shouting “tax the rich” into a megaphone or urging mass copyright infringement against he MLK estate it’s still important to wear your pearls! “Progressive…
Atlantic City circa 1908. “Bathing beach and Steeplechase Pier.” With signs advertising Vaudeville as well as what may or may not be the restrooms. 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
Source: The Human Tide: 1908 | Shorpy Historic Picture Archive
Video: Surfing the Eisbach
Recent research provides a better understanding of urban populations throughout history, digitising almost 6,000 years of data for the first time
PineappleGate in Madagascar is much more than meets the eye.
Source: Why Everyone in Madagascar Is Making Jokes About Pineapple · Global Voices
Video: Roadfino / Duct Tape Invitational
In classic art, the Ocean is frequently featured as a dark and dangerous entity, waiting to destroy ships and lives. Marine art progressed along with the evolution of ocean going vessels. Swell-pro…
Source: Brush Strokes: The Classics | Swell Lines
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Incredible Bongo Band – Apache
GREENSKATEDAY 2016
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The new, unelected government is reversing progressive measures by President Dilma Rousseff by taking over Indigenous land and attacking labor laws.
Source: Brazil Coup Govt Moves to Change Definition of Slavery | News | teleSUR English
Last week two activities were executed: The presentation of a booklet on penal environmental legislation, and the organization of an introductory course on environmental law.
Source: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Promotes Environmental Law in Galapagos – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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the vault of the atomic space age
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In California today, a grand jury indicted the Plains All-American Pipeline and one of the oil company’s employees on criminal charges over the massive 2015 oil spill in Santa Barbara County.
Source: Texas oil firm indicted in massive 2015 oil spill off coast of Santa Barbara, CA
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Aztec style is big news this summer – here’s our pick of the best pieces
Source: The 10 best Aztec looks for your home – in pictures | Life and style | The Guardian
LA declares Ritchie Valens Day on 75th anniversary of his birth
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers formally rules that 8,500-year-old Kennewick Man, a.k.a. the Ancient One, belonged to a Native American tribe.
Air quality in sun-baked California area has been identified as the worst in the US. Residents are concerned, but low wages mean long hours in the thick of it
Byron Bay Malibu Classic – Good Vibes, Fantastic Waves
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California’s kelp forests are disappearing from the north coast. These formerly lush, dense jungles of sea weed provided shelter, food, and in many cases home, for many, many marine creatures…
Source: As Northern California’s kelp forests collapse, so goes the coastal ecosystem
For $20 I really like this new Matone dual USB battery pack! I haven’t found anything better at this price. The Matone battery is a great combo. I’ve tried water and damage resistant ba…
Source: $20 Water resistant, solar charging, 10000mAh power bank / Boing Boing
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I have an open fire and spend my evenings tanning animal and fish skins, and carving wood
Source: Experience: I am 16 and live alone in the wilderness | Life and style | The Guardian
Found an abandoned garage during a hot July session and decided to film a mellow one in the shade to make you smile…boss setup: Bastl Boards “Walzer”/ Cloudride “Ozones”music by Barefoot Basement (www.barefootbasement.at)thanks to the Linz crew and the “blind” security guards to make this happen.Riding: Rene SchmidFilming: Rene Nocker, Andy Marva
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Back in the ‘70s, a skateboarder from Northern California was blazing new ground. His name was Rick Blackhart, and he skated with reckless abandon and pure aggression. Tunnel’s Rick Blackhart didn’t ride any old decks. He would design skateboards with his fellow Tunnel Team member Kevin “KT” Thatcher. They would take solid alder, router […]
Source: Tunnel Blackhart Model – LongBoardLarry
Captured by pirates or stranded at sea for years, all these people are a testament to the strength of the human spirit.
Source: These Real-Life Castaways Survived The Harsh Conditions Of The Sea Against All Odds
